Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Midland County permitting is running 68 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (203 total, down 12% on the prior quarter). 28 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 332 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

23,503

23,503 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2023-12-08	895653	42-329-46705	MARION WEST G 36-25 #6207H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-12-08	895652	42-329-46704	MARION WEST D 36-25 #6204H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-12-08	895652	42-329-46704	MARION WEST D 36-25 #6204H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-12-08	895652	42-329-46704	MARION WEST D 36-25 #6204H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-12-08	895651	42-329-46700	MARION WEST A 36-25 #6201H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-12-08	895651	42-329-46700	MARION WEST A 36-25 #6201H	DE IV OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-11-30	895609	42-329-46687	TEXAS TEN Z PU #4006HR	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
2023-11-30	895609	42-329-46687	TEXAS TEN Z BARN PU #4006HR	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
2023-11-16	894320	42-329-46623	STIMSON-ATRELLE 20M #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,507	Y
2023-11-13	894391	42-329-46631	SALLY W26Q #17H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,663	Y
2023-11-13	894391	42-329-46631	SALLY W26Q #17H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,663	Y
2023-11-13	894390	42-329-46630	SALLY W26P #16H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,663	Y
2023-11-13	894390	42-329-46630	SALLY W26P #16H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,663	Y
2023-11-13	894339	42-329-46622	ELKIN 21Y #25H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894339	42-329-46622	ELKIN 21Y #25H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,366	Y
2023-11-13	894338	42-329-46621	ELKIN 21X #24H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894338	42-329-46621	ELKIN 21X #24H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,545	Y
2023-11-13	894336	42-329-46620	ELKIN 21W #23H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894336	42-329-46620	ELKIN 21W #23H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,172	Y
2023-11-13	894335	42-329-46619	ELKIN 21V #22H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894335	42-329-46619	ELKIN 21V #22H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,898	Y
2023-11-13	894332	42-329-46618	ELKIN 21T #20H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894332	42-329-46618	ELKIN 21T #20H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,534	Y
2023-11-13	894332	42-329-46618	ELKIN 21T #20H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,655	Y
2023-11-13	894331	42-329-46628	ELKIN 21U #21H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894331	42-329-46628	ELKIN 21U #21H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,588	Y
2023-11-13	894331	42-329-46628	ELKIN 21U #21H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,588	Y
2023-11-13	894330	42-329-46627	ELKIN 21O #15H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894329	42-329-46617	ELKIN 21N #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894328	42-329-46616	ELKIN 21M #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,363	Y
2023-11-13	894325	42-329-46615	ELKIN 21L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,360	Y
2023-11-13	894325	42-329-46615	ELKIN 21L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,534	Y
2023-11-13	893895	42-329-46584	TREDAWAY-ELKIN 21C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,502	Y
2023-11-13	893894	42-329-46583	TREDAWAY-ELKIN 21B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,502	Y
2023-11-08	894383	42-329-46626	BROOKS-CRESPI 30H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-11-08	894382	42-329-46625	BROOKS-CRESPI 30J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-11-08	894323	42-329-46614	POPPY-ATRELLE 21A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,507	Y
2023-11-08	894322	42-329-46613	POPPY-ATRELLE 20N #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,491	Y
2023-11-08	894321	42-329-46624	STIMSON-ATRELLE 20O #15H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,507	Y
2023-11-08	894091	42-329-46629	BROOKS-CRESPI 30L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-11-06	894269	42-329-46609	STONE COLD 11-2 UNIT 2 #184	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-11-06	894268	42-329-46608	STONE COLD 11-2 UNIT 2 #183	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-11-06	894186	42-329-46607	PRESTON 9L #211H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2023-11-03	895063	42-329-46649	KEELE 4 #1	PETROPLEX ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,700
2023-11-03	895063	42-329-46649	KEELE 4 #1	PETROPLEX ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,700
2023-11-03	895063	42-329-46649	KEELE 4 #1	PETROPLEX ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,700
2023-11-03	894088	42-329-46593	PRESTON 9DE #205H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2023-11-03	894087	42-329-46592	PRESTON 9DD #204H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2023-11-02	894062	42-329-46599	BROOKS-CRESPI 30K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y
2023-11-02	894058	42-329-46597	BROOKS-CRESPI 30I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Midland County.